The Huntington Hounds (8-1) came into Saturday’s home contest against Central Private looking to avenge their only loss of the season.

They did so in a big way.

Antonio Jordan scored 16 points and Ricky Dunbar scored 12 to lead the Hounds to a 42-32 win over the Rebels.

Central Private beat Huntington by 16 in the Hounds’ first game of the season at Central Private.

In a game that was close throughout, a few big plays down the stretch, both of which were Trey Corbett steals that led to Dunbar layups, to get the 10-point win.

“The key was (Jordan) and (Dunbar),” said Rebels head coach Jason Norris. “They kept getting boards, and when you control the boards you control the game.”

“We didn’t put much pressure on them last time,” said Huntington coach David Boydstun. “We pressured them more this time.”

Tyler Edwards led Central Private with 11 points.

The game was a markedly different performance offensively for both teams, as a slow pace kept things low scoring.

“Both teams were playing a zone,” Norris said. “That’s what kept the pace down.”

“We wanted to get some fast breaks,” Boydstun said. “They were good at getting back on defense. We do what the game is dictating. If people want to make us play a half court game, we’re pretty good at that, too.”

While he may have come out on the losing end, Norris said he was proud of his team following the loss.

“I don’t know that I’ve seen us give more effort,” he said. “They played hard and gave a good effort.”